Anger after greedy party honcho pockets crowd cash

SPARKS COULD FLY during the next meeting of a political outfit after it emerged that a top executive of the party allegedly pocketed a huge chunk of cash he was given to mobilise an expected mammoth attendance for a recent activity. Multiple sources around the main man in the party whisper that he is frothing at the mouth with rage at the supposed betrayal by the person he trusted to do the groundwork. Insiders agree that the turn out for the hyped activity and the general preparations, including security, was underwhelming. The big man was so mad at the designated mobiliser, we are told, that he stopped taking his calls for a few days.

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A LAWYER WITH political aspirations allegedly can’t stop telling all around him how he is praying for the fall of a senior official of a major party so he takes up his place. The official has been talking at cross-purposes with the outfit’s supremos and speculation is rife in the public square that his days may be numbered. The lawyer, riding on the speculations, has been all over the mapapparently boasting to his friends that he is the obvious replacement, the past disagreements he has had with the party notwithstanding. So invested in his fantasies is he that he has already designed campaign posters for a parliamentary seat with the party’s logo and designated himself with the anticipated title. 

*** IS A POLITICAL party that has languished in the cold now quietly laying the groundwork for a political comeback—this time on the side of the government? Whispers in political circles suggest the outfit is working behind the scenes in a restive region, helping the regime secure ground that would otherwise be fertile for the opposition. Strategists behind the move believe that if successful, the effort could isolate hostile zones and deliver the crucial numbers needed to ease the administration’s path to a second term.

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THE CAMPAIGN OF a personality long believed to be a credible alternative has failed to take off, with aides around him blamed for poor strategy. Insiders complain that the man is fixated on the promised youth vote and is reportedly not doing enough to broaden his base of potential voters. They also complain that, probably due to his former job, he may be very rigid in his thinking, supposedly afraid to explore new ideas and works very hard to avoid controversy that often accompanies politics. The lot around him is also blamed for sloppy communication and messaging and that they have not polished the man to be articulate in public speaking and simplified mass communication.